Pseudopaludicola murundu
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| Pseudopaludicola murundu | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopaludicola |
| Species: | P. murundu |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopaludicola murundu Toledo, Siqueira, Duarte, Veiga-Menoncello, Recco-Pimentel, and Haddad, 2010 | |
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Pseudopaludicola murundu, the long-legged swamp froglet, is a species of frog in the family Leptodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2][3][1]
This frog is found in Cerrado and Atlantic forest biome s 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. The male frogs call from small, vegetation-covered rises in the ground near shallow bodies of water where the water moves slowly. These rises are called murundus.[1]
Scientists have reported these frogs from some protected places, such as Área de Proteção Ambiental Morro da Pedreira, Área de Proteção Ambiental Piracicaba Juqueri Mirím Área I, Área de Proteção Ambiental Sul RMBH, Área de Proteção Especial Ouro Preto/Mariana, and RPPN Luiz Carlos Jurovsk Tamassia.[1]
Reproduction
The tadpoles are active at night.[1]
